johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. chairman. i rise in support of the conyers-watt substitute amendment. and i must say that this has been a very spirited debate here today. but i would be remiss not to come back to speak on the issue of an inventor such as dennis capitalists, and an example of the person, type of person that this bill should protect. danny co-founded a company, a tech company, down in atlanta that employed more than 100 people and reached more than half the internet audience at its peak. he owned several patents, based on great inventions, and he's got a startup, had the good patents, patent office reviewed and affirmed these patents. but not only were these strong patents, they were also sought-after by several companies. but rather than pay danny for his innovation and hard work, these companies refused to license his patent. this practice is common for large companies that would rather bully someone in court than license their patent. we are an innovation economy. the drive to create and tinker is what motiv